Archive for August, 2009
Haiti NewsPublished August 29, 2009 at 6:22 am No Comments
By: Kim Ives About a week ago, an IPS story reported that Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin and described his continued detention as “politically motivated”. In response, Elizabeth Roebling accused IPS of becoming an “outlet for spin” and directed members of the corbett list to a bitter response on Michael Deibert’s
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Haiti NewsPublished August 29, 2009 at 6:18 am No Comments
By: Kevin Pina – Haiti Liberte Without question, the Lavalas political movement opposed the neo-liberal economic model of development that is unfolding in Haiti today. Lavalas militants and spokespersons called International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank dictated structural adjustment the “death plan.” It included eliminating tariffs, selling off State-owned enterprises, keeping the
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Haiti NewsPublished August 29, 2009 at 6:16 am No Comments
By: Wadner Pierre – HaitiAnalysis It was 7:00 am on the 18th of June. Mourners filled the cathedral of Port-Au-Prince to honor the late priest, Gerard Jean-Juste. Most likely, none foresaw that the UN would bring its violent campaign against the Lavalas movement to the cathedral just after the service ended. A contingent of UN
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Haiti NewsPublished August 29, 2009 at 6:13 am No Comments
By: Wadner Pierre and Jeb Sprague – Inter Press Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 20 (IPS) – Government authorities in Haiti face recent criticism over allegations that they continue to jail political dissidents. On Aug. 7, Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin, a Haitian political prisoner. Dauphin is an activist with the Fanmi Lavalas
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Haiti NewsPublished August 29, 2009 at 6:10 am No Comments
By: Wadner Pierre – Haiti Liberte From August 6 – 9, 2009, about 300 Haitians from different corners of Haiti’s diaspora – often called the 11th Department – gathered in Miami Beach, Florida for the 2009 Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress. The event was organized by the Haitian League, whose Chairman of the Board is Dr.
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Global NewsPublished August 18, 2009 at 4:33 am No Comments
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana will take over chairmanship of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in 2010 President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Saturday after returning from the 3rd Heads of Government Conference of UNASUR in Quito, Equador. Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo. AFP PHOTO Jagdeo told a gathering here on Saturday that this opportunity will
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Global NewsPublished August 18, 2009 at 4:26 am No Comments
Image via Wikipedia Tashieka Mair, Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: Showers of blessings literally poured down on Sherwood Content, Trelawny, yesterday, as the community’s hero, Usain Bolt, powered to record win in the 100m finals at the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany. Bolt’s mom and dad were at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, but proud
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Haiti NewsPublished August 18, 2009 at 3:30 am No Comments
by Kevin Pina Without question, the Lavalas political movement opposed the neo-liberal economic model of development that is unfolding in Haiti today. Lavalas militants and spokespersons called International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank dictated structural adjustment the “death plan.” It included eliminating tariffs, selling off State-owned enterprises, keeping the minimum wage low,
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Haiti NewsPublished August 18, 2009 at 3:14 am No Comments
by Kim Ives Anyone who has closely watched Washington’s mischief and dirty wars around the globe over the past few decades cannot have missed the uncanny similarity between the June 28, 2009 coup d’état against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and that of February 29, 2004 against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Both men were abducted by
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Haiti NewsPublished August 6, 2009 at 12:43 am No Comments
A teenage girl who has undergone several operations to transform her disfigured face is blooming into a confident teenager. BY NADEGE CHARLES ncharles@MiamiHerald.com The birthday girl twirled to the sounds of her favorite Haitian music. Friends and family formed a circle around her, chanting “Marlie, Marlie.” Four years ago, Marlie Casseus spent most of her
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